It's officially spring in my garden. I got some lettuce starts and some snow pea starts started this past weekend. There's still a slight chance of frost tonight, so maybe I should have waited just a couple days more. I think if I just cover them tonight, they'll be okay. I was just so excited about the prospect of eating garden lettuce and...

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I made art that I won't be sharing today. I think it's important to do this and I need to do it more often. We've become a society of over sharers. I'm guilty of over sharing and I think it interferes with my work sometimes. Does this look okay? what will people think? Will I get a lot of likes/hearts/shares? What if I...

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It's officially Spring! Yay! We've been having some rainy weather but it was really nice the past couple of days. We were able to go for a very windy bike ride on Friday and we did a lot of yard work yesterday.  It's a rainy day today but it's kind of warm and it smells so nice outside. The Daphne is blooming and...

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I'll be 36 this year. I thought I would have a lot more time before I had to deal with chronic pain. It turns out that I was wrong about that. My mom has been dealing with chronic pain for over a decade now, so I knew it was inevitable. I just thought I would have at least another decade before it hit...

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Thanks to everyone who participated in my Etsy Anniversary Sale! It was a success!  My next sale won't be until Thanksgiving weekend so mark your calendars! I've been getting ready for the Buckman Show and Sell this week too. I do a lot of framing for this show because they provide grid wall. Framing is probably my least favorite part of doing craft...

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Today is my 9 year Etsy Anniversary! Holy moly, that's a long time. Etsy has changed so much since I first started. I've changed so much since I started selling on Etsy. I've learned how to take product photos, edit them, promote myself, do taxes, set up a craft fair, packaged art and prints, how to charge for shipping... the list goes on...

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I've been working on this design for a bride to be this week. It's for their wedding invitation. I always feel so honored when people approach me for wedding invitations. They've picked me, out of all the thousands of designers out there. So cool. I'll share the finished product once it's all printed up and ready to go. In other news, my 9...

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